WoRMS taxon details
Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758)
432297 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:432297)
accepted
Species
Bulla gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cyphoma alleneae C. N. Cate, 1973 · unaccepted
Cyphoma dorsatum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Cyphoma finkli Petuch, 1986 † · unaccepted
Cyphoma gibbosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Cyphoma gibbosum precursor (Dall, 1896) † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyphoma lindae Petuch, 1987 · unaccepted
Cyphoma precursor (Dall, 1896) † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ovula pharetra Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Ovula rostrata Mörch, 1877 · unaccepted
Ultimus precursor Dall, 1896 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Bulla gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 726 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 726 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432297 on 2026-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ultimus precursor Dall, 1896 †) Guppy, R. J. L. & Dall, W. H. (1896). Descriptions of Tertiary fossils from the Antillean region. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 19: 303–331, pls 27–30. (30 December 1896)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7295135
page(s): 318, pl. 29, figs. 2-3 [details]
original description (of Bulla gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 726 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cyphoma finkli Petuch, 1986 †) Petuch, E. J. (1986). The Pliocene reefs of Miami: their geomorphological significance in the evolution of the Atlantic coastal ridge, southeastern Florida, U.S.A. <em>Journal of Coastal Research.</em> 2(4): 391-408, 4 pls.
page(s): 400, pl. 3 figs 17-18 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cyphoma lindae Petuch, 1987) Petuch, E. J. (1987). <i>New Caribbean molluscan faunas</i>. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Coastal Education and Research Foundation. 154 pp., 29 pls; addendum 2 pp., 1 pl. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cyphoma dorsatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]
basis of record Reijnen B.T. and van der Meij S.E.T. (2017). Coat of many colours? DNA reveals polymorphism of mantle patterns and colouration in Caribbean <i>Cyphoma</i> Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda, Ovulidae). <em>PeerJ.</em> 5: e3018., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3018 [details]
page(s): 318, pl. 29, figs. 2-3 [details]
original description (of Bulla gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 726 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cyphoma finkli Petuch, 1986 †) Petuch, E. J. (1986). The Pliocene reefs of Miami: their geomorphological significance in the evolution of the Atlantic coastal ridge, southeastern Florida, U.S.A. <em>Journal of Coastal Research.</em> 2(4): 391-408, 4 pls.
page(s): 400, pl. 3 figs 17-18 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cyphoma lindae Petuch, 1987) Petuch, E. J. (1987). <i>New Caribbean molluscan faunas</i>. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Coastal Education and Research Foundation. 154 pp., 29 pls; addendum 2 pp., 1 pl. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cyphoma dorsatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]
basis of record Reijnen B.T. and van der Meij S.E.T. (2017). Coat of many colours? DNA reveals polymorphism of mantle patterns and colouration in Caribbean <i>Cyphoma</i> Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda, Ovulidae). <em>PeerJ.</em> 5: e3018., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3018 [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cyphoma precursor (Dall, 1896) †)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyphoma alleneae C. N. Cate, 1973)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Cyphoma gibbosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Bulla gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ovula pharetra Perry, 1811)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamingo Tongue)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamingo Tongue)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamingo Tongue)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyphoma gibbosum)
To GenBank (97 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To GenBank (97 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Bulla gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, by fishing, at 15 m depth...
To Malacopics (Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, on Gorgonia, ...
To Malacopics (Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, Sosua, on Gorgo...
To Malacopics (Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) United States, Florida, Florida Keys, Marathon Ke...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cyphoma lindae Petuch, 1987)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cyphoma alleneae C. N. Cate, 1973)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cyphoma precursor (Dall, 1896) †)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyphoma alleneae C. N. Cate, 1973)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Cyphoma gibbosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Bulla gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ovula pharetra Perry, 1811)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamingo Tongue)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamingo Tongue)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamingo Tongue)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyphoma gibbosum)
To GenBank (97 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To GenBank (97 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Bulla gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, by fishing, at 15 m depth...
To Malacopics (Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, on Gorgonia, ...
To Malacopics (Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, Sosua, on Gorgo...
To Malacopics (Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) United States, Florida, Florida Keys, Marathon Ke...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cyphoma lindae Petuch, 1987)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cyphoma alleneae C. N. Cate, 1973)
To ITIS
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